The Portland daily press., 1887-09-06

money expended at elections. Candidates are
frequently assessed for campaign purpos-
es, Ia sum equal to the salaries they receive
Thus men are selected as candidates for pub
lie. positions not because of distinguished
public services or because they have any
special fitness for the positions, but because
more than Others they are willing and able
to pay the expenses of the campaign. Thus
poor men are as completely shut out of pub
lie offices, as if they were disfranchised. The
tendency towards an olegarchy of mere
wealth. A small sum of money is of course
required to pay the legitimate expenses of a
campaign, but common sence must teach us
that the large sums of money so frequently
contributed cannot be used legitimately; the
inference isithat 1t is used to corrupt and de-
grade the voter, thus debasing and debauch-
ing the manhood of the State. Unless the
axe of reform is struck at this upas the fate
of manhood government is sealed.
Fellow citizens, | have briefly touched up
on lew OF the many questions which as the
arhiters CT free government, you are called
upon to determine Their solution remain
with you who are the true depositors of
power.
1t is for you to say whether this shall be
government OF the people,. for the. people
true to the design of It's founders, wheth-
er 1t shall conform to the principles Of the
immortal declaration of independence.
+. L. NOBLE,
Of Lewiston. was the next speaker. He
called the attention of the audience to the
striking anomaly which the group about
bly, presented if all the speakers who were
expected had been present; all the political
parties on one platform, and all united in
well.wishing toward Labor. which is press
ing forward and balancing up its rights.
The speaker contrasted the condition of
the people now with their condition two
hundred years ago, in the time of the Stuarts,
when they were bound hand and foot by ig-
norance, with no philanthropy to help them
and no press to remove evils. But after the
torch OF intelligence was lighted, these peo-
pie began to stand up and thunder for their
rights, and they have been laundering ever
since. Evolution! Evolution, indeed This
same people that had been so ground down
came over here and built up this great coun-
try, and became the lords of the earth far
more truly than those who had it painted
across their brow; far more truly than the
House of Peers which Patrick Collins says
Is "the painted sign outside the tobacco
shop"
The. speaker advised the laborers to keep
organizing. All crafts and trades are as de-
pendent on each other as the members of the
body. Be tail to nobody's kite. Beware OF
demag0gues. Realize that capital and labor
both have rights which rest upon principles
OF Justice; rights which must be preserved.
In closing, the speaker earnestly urged that
chy, be stunned.
ELLIOT F. KING. ESQ.,.
was the next speaker. He thought that this
mutual observance of Labor Day by labor
and capital was a grand fulfillment of the
covenant of old. Capital has in the past
cast cloud over labor but by its observance
and participation in these ceremonies, the
bow of promise seemed to be ''seen in the
cloud and peace on earth, and good will to
men, seems nearer at hand than ever.
We are face to face with the mighty prob
lem which shakes civilization to its centre.
Labor and capital are in a position now
where cool heads and humane hearts only
can avert calamity worse than war.
The speaker urged upon those present the
realization of the fact that it is a great re-
sponslblilty resting upon them to carry on
rightly their side of this great problem.
The last speaker of the day was
ExMAYoR JOHN W. DEERINe,
who was rejoiced to find himself so high up
in the church as to be qualified to pronounce
the benediction. He said that he belonged
to the class who believe there is too short a
time between drinks, and too long time be-
tween holidays.
He advised the laborers to ask for holi-
day II they wanted one, and he felt sure that
neither OF the great political parties, with a
presidential campaign staring them in the
face, would refuse their support.
He called attention to the difference which
unfairly exists between certain classes in
that the laborer receives no wages ON legal
holidays while all the public officers do This
should be reformed. 1t is unfair and unjust
that upon these holidays when our Governor
and Mayor are receiving their salary, the
poor laborer has to go without his wages
and pay sixty cents for a clam bake. He be-
lieyed that the numerous petty defalcations,
and especially tue recent embezzlement at
Saco showed that our clerks are underpaid,
and the boys in our Offices; and he urged
higher pay as public safeguard.
Mayor McGillicudy, James Dempsey and
Geo. E. McNeill, who were expected, were
unable to be present.
How the Day Passed.
At noon there were about 700 people on
the grounds at Long Island, and in the after.
noon this number was swelled to from 5000
to 1000. Excursions from Lewiston, Sacca.
rappa, Cumberland and Yarmouth helped
swell the crowd. Grimmer's orchestra fur.
nished music for dancing throughout the
day and Legault's Boy Band favored its ad.
addresses were delivered, the national game,
as played by the Portland Stars and Port
land Unions, resulted in a victory for the
former by a score of 20 to 8.
After the speech making was over the
clam bake was opened, and after dinner, at
4.30 O'Clock, the preparations were made for
the boat race, which began at 5.41 o'clock.
The course was three-quarters of mile
long and was rowed over four times, making
a three mile-race with three turns around
the stake boats. The starting point was just
off Mitchelps wharf and the lower stake
boat was about quarter of n,ile from the
shore below Ponce's wharf. The oarsmen
took their positions in the following order:
Paine and Conley, Buckley and Donohue,
and O'Brien and Stevens. The judges,
Leroy Sanborn. NJ. III. Myers, w. III. Barry,
Y. 5. Farr, and ID. G. Dennett with Referee
ii. IL. Kingsley, were stationed in the yacht
Cupid near the upper stake boat of Mitch
ell's wharf, The. water was calm when the
boats were brought into line for the start
and some 1000 people crowded the shore
waiting for the race to begin.
At the word 'go," given at just 5.4l
O'Clock, the oarsmen made quick start, all
pulling about 36 strokes per minute. They
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and for about half the distance to the lower
stake boat the contestants kept almost
abreast Then Paine and Conley, pulling a
little q .ieker stroke, shot ahead, and turned
at the stake boat about two lengths in ad.
vance Of Buckley and Donahue who came
next, with O'Bfien and Stevens right be-
side them. To prevent foul in turning
Buckley and Donahue, who were in.
side and close to O'Brien and Stew.
ems. slackened their speed and both
came around together. This gave Paine
and Conley the lead by three more
lengths which they held until they turned
the upper stake boat. A yacht sailing across
their track obliged the oarsmen to check their
speed ON the up course
Paine and Conley turned the upper stake
first, Buckley and Donahue next and o. Brien
and Stevens, fouling with the stake boat,
last. Paiue and Conley, leading, pulling "a
strokes per minute, were now losing ground
and on the home stretch Buckley and Dona-
hue took the lead, O'Brien and Stevens, who
had lost three lengths by the foul at the
stake boat, were in the rear. Buckley and
Donahue were length ahead, but to the close
of the race all worked hard. and Paine and
Conley gained half length, and it looked
when they reached Ponce's wharf as if they
would win after all. Buckley and Donahue,
however, held their own and won the race